Lottery Scam Email: Inter-European Email Award
Centre

Below is another example of a fake lottery; this one from the
so-called "Inter-European Email Award
Centre". This one is especially entertaining, as it is an
appallingly obvious and pathetic attempt at scamming. We have
highlighted obvious
clues that it is a scam in the
letter; such as: spelling mistakes, poor grammar, poor punctuation, asks to keep
it confidential, the winner was selected by a random computer lottery, the
lottery uses a free
hotmail/yahoo email account, etc.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting
held on 15st January.2007. This is a
Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It
is a promotional program aimed at
encouraging internet users; Meaning,
you do not need to buy ticket to enter
for it. Your email account have been picked as one of the ten winning
email address in 2007.Therefore you have been approve f or the star prize of US
$787:000:00 (Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand United State Dollars Only).
With the underlisted winning
details:-

Ref No:-EMSL/2007/JAN.

Ticket No:- TWMT/1800/806

Lucky No:- 07-13-31.54-640

Ser ial No: - MUO TI/82536

All participants were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn from
Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United
States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our
international promotions program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was
promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies to
promote the use of internet around the world.

Please quote your reference, batch and winning numbers which as well your
full name, address and telephone number .We advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your
prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarrant ed takin g
advantage of this programme by non -participant or unofficial personnel.

Note, All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from this notification
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed.

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